The T20 World Cup is set to take place next year in the West Indies and the United States of America.
Despite his criticism of Rohit Sharma's captaincy during the ODI World Cup final loss, former Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir advocates for Sharma to lead the team in the T20 World Cup 2024. Despite India's undefeated run to the final, they lost to Australia by six wickets. Gambhir emphasizes that while Hardik Pandya has been captaining the T20I team for the past year, he believes Rohit should take the reins for the T20 World Cup. Gambhir suggests that both Rohit and Virat Kohli should be included in the squad.
"Absolutely, both [Kohli and Rohit] need to be picked; both should be picked. And, more importantly, I want to see Rohit Sharma captain in the T20 World Cup. Yes, Hardik Pandya has captained in T20Is, but I still want to see Rohit Sharma captain in the T20 World Cup," expressed Gambhir in an interview with Sportskeeda.
"In this World Cup, he has shown that with his batting. If Rohit Sharma is picked, Virat Kohli will automatically get picked. If Rohit Sharma decides to play the T20 World Cup, he should be selected as a captain and not just as a batter," he added.
Earlier this week, the BCCI appointed Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of the Indian team for the upcoming T20I series against Australia, commencing on Thursday, November 23.
Suryakumar will lead the team in the absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma, who has been rested after India's World Cup final defeat to Australia, and vice-captain Hardik Pandya, who is sidelined due to injury.
Suryakumar will captain the team with Ruturaj Gaikwad as his deputy for the first three T20Is. Shreyas Iyer will join the squad for the last two T20Is in Raipur and Bengaluru, respectively, and he will assume the role of vice-captain from Gaikwad.
The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held next year in the West Indies and the United States of America.
